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Shloka 38

Muñjavān on Himavat: Maheśvara’s abode, Śiva-stuti, and sacrificial gold

Chapter 8

त॑ं श्रुव्वा भृशसंतप्तं देवराजो बृहस्पतिम्‌ | अधिगम्यामरवृत: प्रोवाचेदं वचस्तदा,देवराज इन्द्रने जब सुना कि बृहस्पतिजी अत्यन्त संतप्त हो रहे हैं, तब वे देवताओंको साथ लेकर उनके पास गये और इस प्रकार पूछने लगे

taṁ śrutvā bhṛśa-santaptaṁ devarājo bṛhaspatim | adhigamyāmaravṛtaḥ provācedaṁ vacas tadā ||

神々の師ブリハスパティ(Bṛhaspati)が深く苦悩していると聞くや、神々の王インドラ(Indra)は不死の者たちに囲まれて彼のもとへ赴き、そして次のように言葉をかけた。この場面は、統べる者の務め—賢き助言者の苦しみに心を寄せ、乱れや悲嘆が起こるときには謙虚に教えを求めること—を際立たせている。

तम्him
तम्:
Karma
TypePronoun
Rootतद्
FormMasculine, Accusative, Singular
श्रुत्वाhaving heard
श्रुत्वा:
TypeVerb
Rootश्रु (धातु)
Formक्त्वा (absolutive), Parasmaipada (usage-neutral for ktvā)
भृश-संतप्तम्greatly distressed/afflicted
भृश-संतप्तम्:
Karma
TypeAdjective
Rootभृश (अव्यय) + संतप्त (संतप् धातु से क्त)
FormMasculine, Accusative, Singular
देव-राजःthe king of the gods (Indra)
देव-राजः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootदेव + राजन्
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
बृहस्पतिम्Bṛhaspati
बृहस्पतिम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootबृहस्पति
FormMasculine, Accusative, Singular
अधिगम्यhaving approached/reached
अधिगम्य:
TypeVerb
Rootअधि-गम् (धातु)
Formल्यप् (absolutive), Parasmaipada (usage-neutral for lyap)
अमर-वृतःsurrounded by the immortals (gods)
अमर-वृतः:
Karta
TypeAdjective
Rootअमर + वृत (वृ धातु से क्त)
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
प्रोवाचsaid/spoke
प्रोवाच:
TypeVerb
Rootप्र-उच् (धातु)
FormPerfect (लिट्), Third, Singular, Parasmaipada
इदम्this
इदम्:
Karma
TypePronoun
Rootइदं (सर्वनाम)
FormNeuter, Accusative, Singular
वचःspeech/words
वचः:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootवचस्
FormNeuter, Accusative, Singular
तदाthen
तदा:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootतदा

संवर्त उवाच

S
Saṁvarta
I
Indra
B
Bṛhaspati
A
Amarāḥ (the gods)

Educational Q&A

When a wise guide or teacher is troubled, a leader should not ignore it; he should personally approach, inquire respectfully, and seek counsel. The verse highlights attentive governance and humility before wisdom.

Indra hears that Bṛhaspati is intensely distressed. He goes to Bṛhaspati accompanied by the gods and begins to speak—setting up a dialogue in which Indra will inquire into the cause and seek guidance.